• A man on probation for a drug charge is accused of firing into a South Side park on July 4 and wounding a 7-year-old boy. Marshan D. Bradley, 21, of the 10900 block of South Vincennes Avenue, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, discharge of a firearm. Read more

• A firefighter injured his back when a chimney collapsed on him during a house fire in the West Englewood neighborhood early this morning, authorities said. The collapse occurred about 2:15 a.m. as firefighters battled flames on the second story of a home in the 6800 block of South Winchester Avenue. Read more

• A 32-year-old woman was shot in the neck and critically injured when someone fired on a group of people in the Lawndale neighborhood early this morning, police said. A 42-year-old man was also hurt in the shooting, which was one of three since Tuesday evening that left four people injured, according to police. Read more

• A man was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side this morning. The man, 39, was shot in the back of the head shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the 8700 block of South Throop Street, according to Police News Affairs Office John Mirabelli. Read more